Stoye doors



(No Model.)

0. H.. WOOD & E. M. BROWN. DEVIGE FOR 035mm STOVE DOORS.

Patented Feb. 8, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

CHARLES H. WVOOD AND EDWIN M. BROWN, OF BANGOR, MAINE, ASSIGNORS TOWOOD, BISHOP & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE son OPENING STOVE-DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,298 dated February8,1887.

Application filed May 26, 1886. Serial No. 203,277. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. WOOD and EDWIN M. BROWN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Bangor, in the county of Penobscot and Stateof Maine, have invented a new and useful Device for Opening Stove-Doors; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improved device for opening the doors ofstoves without the instrumentality of the hands, and is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in

which-- I Figure l is an enlarged view of lever detached from the stove.Fig. 2is a perspective view of stove with lever attached.

Similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Our device consists of a lever, A, pivoted at its upper end to the sideof the stove G,behind the door D, upon which it is to operate. Near I 2its lower extremity,projeoting behind the back of the stove andpreferably extending slightly forward of the side of the stove, is apedal or foot-piece, a, by means of which the lever is operated by thefoot. Upon the edge of the 0 lever nearest the back edge of thestove-door, and so located as to bear upon said back edge, andpreferably just beneath the lower hinge,

d, of said door, as at the point no, we form a spur, a, having astraight inner edge and a 3 5 smooth curved outer edge, which edges cometo a point and form a species of wedge.

The lever A is pivoted to the side of the stove in such position thatthe spur a may bear upon the back edge of the stove-door D,

40 near the bottom thereof; and instead of being pivoted directly to theside of the stove, the lever A is pivoted to a hanger, B, which isscrewed or bolted to the side of the stove, as shown in the drawings.

The hanger may, if desired, be shaped to fit between the back edge ofthe stove-door and the vertical bead commonly formed near the back edgeof the side of the stove, and can then be secured by a single screw orbolt- By the use of the hanger B the lever A may be made to swing trueon its pivot without wabbling.

In operation pressure is applied to the lever A through the foot uponthe pedal 01. The lever is thus swung forward and the spur a, bearingupon the back of the stove-door D, near the bottom, pushes the bottomofthe door forward,which motion causes the front edge of the door torise and release the latch 42 from the catch 0. The point of the spur aenters between the. back edge of the stove-door and the stove-body, andthe curved outline of the outer edge of the spur wedging the dooroutward and entering to a point forward of the line of the hinges causesthe door to swing round upon the spur until it is wideopen.

To obtain increased leverage, we bend forward the upper end of thelever, as shown in the drawings, and pivot the lever to the stove orhanger thronghthe forward portion of the bend.

The form of spur shown we consider to be the best adapted to the purposesought to be attained, but is not invariable, as various forms offorwardly projecting spurs will operate more or less perfectly.

Among the advantages of our device may be mentioned the following: Itthrows the door Wide open without the use of the hands. It is applicableto all or nearly all patterns of stoves or ranges without their beingespecially designed to receive it. It is not in the way, projecting onlyan inch or two behind the stove. It does not interfere in any respectwith the unrestricted use of v the oscillating shelves now largely usedin front of the ovendoors.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent is- 1: The combination of the stove-body, thestove-door hinged thereto, and a lever pivoted to the side of the stoveand formed wit-h a rearwardly-proj ecting pedal, and a forwardly-projecting spur adapted to be thrust by the movement of the lever againstthe lower portion of 95 the back edge of the door, and then enterbetween the stove-door and the stove-body to a point forward of the lineof the hinges, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the stovebody, the I00 stovedoor hinged thereto,and alever pivoted to the side of the stove and-formed with arearwardly-projeeting pedal and a forwardly-pro jecting spur withstraight rear face and curved 5 front face adapted to be thrust by themovement of the lever against the lower portion of the back edge of thedoor, and then enter be tween the stove-door and the stovebody to apoint forward of the line of the hinges, sub

10 stnntinlly as described.

3. The combination of the stove-body, the stove-door hinged thereto,andzt lever pivoted to a hanger secured-to the body of said stove,

and formed with a rearwnrdly-proj ecting pedal and aforwardly-projecting spur adapted to be thrust by the movement of thelever against the lower portion of the back edge of the door, and thenenter between the stove-door and the stove-body to a point forward ofthe line ofthe hinges, snleistantially as described.

CHARLES H. WOOD.

EDWIN M. BROWN. \Vitnesses:

F. H. CLERGUL, M. H. WARDWELL.

